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Iron ore bear down prospects of seasonal steel need, China stimulus

Iron ore futures costs gotten on Tuesday, buoyed by potential customers of improved seasonal demand for steel in leading consumer China and hopes of additional stimulus from Beijing following a batch of soft financial information.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Product Exchange (DCE) was up 1.55% at 686 yuan ($ 96.29) a metric load, since 0243 GMT.

The benchmark October iron ore on the Singapore Exchange was 0.31% higher at $92.05 a heap.

Indications of a rebound in Chinese need helped push metals costs higher, however the home sector weakness casts a pall over industrial metals markets, ANZ experts stated in a note.

September is a normal peak season for steel intake in China, although need stayed low recently amid concerns about the Chinese and U.S. economies, said Chinese consultancy Mysteel.

China's customer inflation sped up in August to the fastest pace in half a year, while producer rate deflation aggravated.

A sputtering start in the 2nd half is mounting pressure on the world's second-largest economy to roll out more policies amid a prolonged real estate recession, consistent joblessness, financial obligation troubles and increasing trade stress.

Steel inventories at major Chinese steel mills was up to 14.5 million loads in late August, down 11.6% from mid-August, and 1.2% lower than a year before, data from the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) revealed.

Total iron ore stockpiles across ports in China dipped 0.2%. week-on-week to 150.5 million heaps since Sept. 6, Steelhome data. revealed.

Other steelmaking ingredients on the DCE increased after 6. consecutive sessions of losses, with coking coal and. coke up 1.69% and 0.85%, respectively.

Many steel criteria on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. posted gains. Hot-rolled coil climbed up practically 1.7%,. rebar gained about 1.6%, wire rod added around. 0.7, while stainless steel lost 0.45%.

(source: Reuters)